Juhani Pallasmaa explores how Godsell’s deep knowledge of the arts, and his ability to help us understand our being in the world with a new sensitivity, links his designs to other works of art across time and space.
Art must give suddenly, all at once, the shock of life, the sensation of breathing.
— Constantin Brancusi1
Every now and then, I see aesthetically appealing architectural projects in international professional journals. Much more rarely do I encounter projects that move me deeply, touch my entire being, and make me think about architecture from a new perspective. These rare projects are not only skilled applications of familiar approaches; they convey a deeper understanding of architecture and its human calling. They open up different, poetic views to human existence by making us see, feel and think about our being in the world with a new sensitivity and understanding. These projects and buildings often disturb our established views of the means and meanings of the art of construction.
Seeing photographs of Richard Leplastrier’s Northern Beaches Palm Garden
